Primary Job Title Advisory Board Primary Organization 
Movement Capital
Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States Regions Washington DC Metro Area, Southern US Gender Female
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Professor Riddle is an Associate Professor of International Business and International Affairs at The George Washington University (GW). Liesl Riddle has written extensively about diasporas and development, international entrepreneurship, and trade and investment promotion. In 1999, Liesl Riddle co-authored the first diaspora-focused article to
appear in the top international business journal, The Journal of International Business. Liesl Riddle is a member of a United Nations' advisory panel concerning diaspora investment and entrepreneurship policies.
Having examined diaspora investment and entrepreneurship for over fifteen years, Liesl Riddle has conducted research among 16 different diaspora communities in the USA and Europe originating from countries of origin in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. She currently spearheads a multidisciplinary research team, the GW Diaspora Capital Investment Project, which aims to generate and disseminate learning about diaspora investment and its role in development to assist policymakers, diaspora organizations, diaspora entrepreneurs, and researchers.
Liesl Riddle holds a BA and MA in Middle Eastern Studies, a MBA in Marketing/International Business, and a PhD in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin.
